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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 26, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on July 26, 1940 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 26, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 26, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Caster |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy Bridges |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 4,971 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Joe Rue |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Rubeling | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Hal Wagner | Catcher |
| Benny McCoy | Second Baseman |
| Al Brancato | Shortstop |
| George Caster | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Hank Greenberg | Left Fielder |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Red Kress | Shortstop |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Tommy Bridges | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 26, 1940
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Bridges
Rubeling hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Bridges
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Bridges
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Bridges
Johnson hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Caster
Fox hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Caster
McCosky hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Caster
Gehringer hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Bridges
Siebert hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Bridges
Wagner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Bridges
McCoy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Caster
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into right field. Moses picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Moses. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Caster
York hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Greenberg scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Caster
York is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Caster
Higgins strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Caster
Kress hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Caster
Tebbetts hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Bridges
Brancato takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caster vs. Bridges
Caster bunts for an out with unknown description. Brancato moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rubeling vs. Bridges
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground into left field. Greenberg picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Greenberg. Brancato scores. Rubeling moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Bridges
Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rubeling scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Bridges
Moses is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Bridges
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Bridges
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Caster
Bridges hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Caster
Fox hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Caster
McCosky hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Bridges
Siebert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Siebert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Bridges
Wagner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Siebert scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Bridges
McCoy hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brancato vs. Bridges
Brancato hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caster vs. Bridges
Caster strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Caster
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Caster
Greenberg hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Caster
York hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Caster
Higgins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Bridges
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Bridges
Moses hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Moses reaches second base with a double. Rubeling goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Bridges
Chapman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moses moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Trout
Dizzy Trout now pitching.
Johnson hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Siebert vs. Trout
Siebert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Moses scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Trout
Wagner hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Caster
Kress hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Caster
Tebbetts hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Caster
Trout hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Trout
McCoy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. McCoy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brancato vs. Trout
Brancato hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Caster vs. Trout
Caster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rubeling vs. Trout
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Trout
Moses hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Caster
Fox hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Caster
McCosky hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Caster
Gehringer hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Trout
Chapman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Trout
Johnson hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Trout
Siebert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Siebert reaches second base with a double. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wagner vs. Trout
Wagner hits a ball on the ground into right field. Fox picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Fox. Chapman scores. Siebert scores. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Trout
McCoy hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brancato vs. Trout
Brancato takes first base on ball four. McCoy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Caster vs. Trout
Caster hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Caster
Greenberg hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Caster
York hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Caster
Higgins hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Caster
Kress strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Trout
Rubeling strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Trout
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Trout
Chapman hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Trout
Johnson hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Caster
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Caster
Bruce Campbell pinch hits for Dizzy Trout.
Campbell takes first base on ball four. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Caster
Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tebbetts scores. Campbell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCosky vs. Caster
McCosky takes first base on ball four. Campbell moves to third. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gehringer vs. Caster
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Campbell scores. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Greenberg vs. Caster
Greenberg hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. Fox scores. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Caster
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling juggles the ball. That's an error on Rubeling. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Caster
Higgins takes first base on ball four. Gehringer moves to third. York moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Averill vs. Caster
Earl Averill pinch hits for Red Kress.
Averill hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Smith
Frank Croucher now playing shortstop. Clay Smith now pitching.
Siebert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Smith
Wagner hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Smith
McCoy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brancato vs. Smith
Brancato takes first base on ball four. McCoy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Caster vs. Smith
Caster strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Caster
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Caster
Billy Sullivan pinch hits for Clay Smith.
Sullivan hits a popup towards third. Rubeling catches it and throws to first to double up Tebbetts. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Caster
Fox hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/26/1940 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Rubeling A, 3b 5 2 2 1 Fox P, rf 5 1 1 1
Moses W, rf 4 1 2 2 McCosky B, cf 3 0 0 0
Chapman S, cf 3 1 2 0 Gehringer C, 2b 4 0 0 1
Johnson B, lf 5 0 0 0 Greenberg H, lf 4 1 1 1
Siebert D, 1b 5 2 2 1 York R, 1b 4 0 3 1
Wagner H, c 5 0 2 2 Higgins M, 3b 3 0 0 0
McCoy B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Kress R, ss 3 0 1 0
Brancato A, ss 2 1 0 0 Averill E, ph 1 0 0 0
Caster G, p 3 0 0 0 Croucher F, ss 0 0 0 0
Tebbetts B, c 4 1 2 0
Bridges T, p 1 0 0 0
Trout D, p 1 0 0 0
Campbell B, ph 0 1 0 0
Smith C, p 0 0 0 0
Sullivan B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 11 6 34 4 8 4
Philadelphia 002 120 200 -- 7
Detroit 010 000 030 -- 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Caster G (W) 9.0 8 4 4 3 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bridges T (L)* 4.0 7 5 4 3 4
Trout D 4.0 4 2 2 3 1
Smith C 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Moses W, Greenberg H, Fox P, Rubeling A
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 11, Detroit 6
2B -- Siebert D 2, Moses W, McCoy B
CS -- York R, Moses W
SH -- Caster G
T -- 2:20
A -- 4971
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